Gangsta Lovin'

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“Gangsta Lovin'”
“Gangsta Lovin'” cover
Single by Eve featuring Alicia Keys
from the album Eve-Olution
B-side "U Me & She"
Released 2002
Format CD single
Recorded The Hit Factory
(New York City, New York)
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Length 3:59
Label Ruff Ryders, Interscope
Writer(s) Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, Lonnie Simmons
Producer Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius
Eve singles chronology
"Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
(2001)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002)		 "Satisfaction"
(2003)
Alicia Keys single chronology
"How Come You Don't Call Me"
(2002)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002)		 "Girlfriend"
(2003)


Eve-Olution track listing
"What"
(2)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(3)		 "Irresistible Chick"
(4)
Remixed & Unplugged in A Minor track listing
"Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix)
(1)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(2)		 "Fallin'" (Remix)
(3)
Alternate cover
Alternate single cover
Alternate single cover

"Gangsta Lovin'" is the lead single from Eve's third studio album, Eve-Olution (2002). It became her second consecutive number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her third consecutive top ten hit in the United Kingdom. The song features R&B/soul singer Alicia Keys. When being asked in an interview why she chose Keys to be on the song, Eve said, "I love Alicia, I mean I think she's incredibly talented, and I needed a girl on the song, and why not Alicia Keys?" The chorus contains re-sung elements from Yarbrough and Peoples' 1980 "Don't Stop the Music", which were also used on Common featuring Erykah Badu's 1997 "All Night Long".

Contents

[edit] Music video

The video for "Gangsta Lovin'", directed by Little X, starts with girls putting food on their plates from a buffet table with shirts on that say "Eve", "&", "Alicia", "In", and "Gangsta Love". It then goes to a swimming pool where Eve and Keys are sitting in beach chairs. Eve is glancing at a man she is clearly interested in. The video then switches off showing the pool scene, a scene in a room where Eve is rapping by herself, and a room where Keys is singing by herself. For the second verse, Eve walks into a party where the man she is interested in is. The man catches Eve's eye, and they smile at each other. In the chorus, it shows them talking and exchanging phone numbers. At the start of the third verse, Keys and Eve are in the same room. The man is shown calling Eve, and Eve goes to the beach and sits down with him. Keys stands at the beach singing by herself. Eve and the man walk down the beach together. At the end, Eve and Keys are shown wearing "Gangsta Love" shirts.

This video would be parodied on the sketch comedy show MADtv. The parody was titled "Gangsta Lover", where Eve (portrayed by former MADtv cast member Debra Wilson) talks about dating criminals.

[edit] Track listing

CD single
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys)
  2. "Who's That Girl?"
  3. "Gangsta Lovin'" (Instrumental)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002)[1][2][3] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 4
Ö3 Austria Top 40 41
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) 18
Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles (Wallonia) 13
Danish Singles Chart 6
Dutch Top 40[4] 8
Finnish Singles Chart 6
French Singles Chart 20
German Singles Chart 21
Deutsche Black Charts 1
Hungarian Singles Chart[5] 10
Irish Singles Chart 15
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Italian Singles Chart 14
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 7
Norwegian VG-lista 5
Swedish Singles Chart 10
Swiss Singles Chart 6
UK Singles Chart 6
UK R&B Singles Chart 1
United World Chart[6] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 2
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[7] 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eve feat. Alicia Keys – Gangsta Lovin' – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  2. ^ Eve-Olution > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ Chart Data: Alicia Keys. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  4. ^ De Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41 – 2002 (Dutch). Radio 538. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  5. ^ Single (track) Top 10 lista – 2002. 39. hét (Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  6. ^ United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 42 / 2002. Media Traffic. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  7. ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: October 19, 2002. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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